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Because of war having been declared, President Madison issued instructions to
Governor Return Jonathan Meigs of Ohio, on April 6,1812, to assemble the
Militia at Dayton, Ohio, to be drilled and prepared to march to Detroit By
the end of the month more than the required number of men had been enrolled.
Early in May these troops were fairly equipped and had chosen their FieldOfficers. The President had
commissioned Governor Hull of Michigan, as Brigadier
General. General Hull arrived at Dayton, Ohio, on May 25, 1812,
and left with his troops, June 1.
According to the records in The Adjutant General's Department at Columbus,
Ohio furnished for this war 1759 Officers and 24,521 Enlisted mendistributed as follows: